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England, My England / Choir of King's College, Cambridge

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Der Messias; Edward Elgar: Lux aeterna; John Goss: Hymn; Psalm 23; Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium; In manus tuas; If ye love me; John Rutter: Requiem; Ralph ...
Performers: Asch, David van; Bullard, Thomas; Doveton, Robin; Eaton, John; Hanson, David; Hussain, Alastair; Pearce, Michael; Perrin, Nigel; Robinson, Paul [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Saklatvala, Edward; Willcocks, D...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Willcocks, David; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; King's College Choir, Cambridge; New Philharmonia Orchestra

This 2-CD compilation captures the quintessentially English sound of the Choir of King's College, Cambridge set in the singular acoustics of their magnificent chapel. Over...continue...

Gemini - Delius: Brigg Fair, Choral & Orchestral Miniatures / Barbirolli, Handley, Groves, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: Frederick Delius: Pieces (2) for Small Orchestra; A Village Romeo and Juliet; Koanga; Sleigh Ride; Irmelin; Fennimore and Gerda; A Song Before Sunrise; Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody; In a Summer G...
Performers: Shirley-Quirk, John; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Hickox, Richard; Handley, Vernon; Weldon, George; Barbirolli, John; Groves, Charles, Sir; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Northern Sinfonia of England; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Gemini - Bach: Christmas Oratorio / Ledger, Ameling, Baker, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Performers: Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge

The Gemini Series features an impressive roster of singers, conductors, soloists, and ensembles of international renown, all from the incomparable EMI Classics stable. EMI's rich...continue...

Gemini - Palestrina: Masses and Motets / Ledger, Willcocks, King's College Choir Cambridge

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-11

Works: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Missa Ave Maria, for 4 voices; Missa "Hodie Christus natus est"; Hodie Christus natus est; Canite tuba; Ave Maria; Tui sunt coeli; Jubilate Deo; O magnum mysterium; ...
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Willcocks, David
Ensemble: ; King's College Choir, Cambridge

Vaughan Williams - The Collector's Edition / Willcocks, Boult, Bean, Barbirolli, et al

30 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"; A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); Symphony no 8 in D minor; Symphony no 3 for soprano or tenor & orchestra ("Pastoral"...
Performers: Adler, Larry; Allen, Thomas; Angas, Richard; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Aronowitz, Cecil; Asch, David van; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balmain, Ian; Barlo...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Boult, Adrian; Silvestri, Constantin; Banks, Eric; Groves, Charles, Sir; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Hickox, Richard; O'Brien, Brendan; Davies, Meredith; Willcocks, Davi...
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Madrigal Singers; London Music Group; London Philharmonic Orch...

This 30-CD budget boxed set contains all of the hits, as well as other gems such as 'A Sea Symphony', 'Fantasia on Christmas Carols', 'On...continue...

The Essential Vaughan Williams / Willcocks, Boult, Bean, Barbirolli, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Linden Lea; Fantasia on Greensleeves; House of life; English Folk Song Suite; The Vagabond ("Give to me the life I love"), song for voice & piano (or orche...
Performers: Angas, Richard; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Asch, David van; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bayl, Benjamin; Bean, Hugh; Bostridge, Ian; Bowen, Kenneth; Burrowes, Norma; Case, John C...
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; ; Marriner, Sir Neville; Willcocks, David; Bishop, Christopher; Neary, Martin; Moore, Philip; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Music Group; London Symphony Orchestra; The Wallace Collection; Winchester Cathedral Choir; York Minster Choir

This essential collection presents 30 Vaughan Williams favorites on 2 CDs. It includes such classic recordings as 'The Lark Ascending' with Hugh Bean, the 'Tallis...continue...

I Heard a Voice - The Music of the Golden Age

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-23

Works: Thomas Weelkes: Alleluia, I heard a voice; When David heard; Most mighty and all-knowing Lord; Hosanna to the Son of David; In nomine no 1 à 4; Orlando Gibbons: Hosanna to the Son of David; O ...
Performers: Brett, Oliver; McMunn, John; Stevens, Peter
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: Fretwork; King's College Choir, Cambridge

This disc features a selection of gorgeous anthems from the Tudor times from some of the period's most prestigious composers. The Choir of King's College,...continue...

Fauré, Duruflé: Requiems, etc / Willcocks, Ledger, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-03-06

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Pavane, Op. 50; Maurice Duruflé: Requiem
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Case, John Carol; Chilcott, Bob; Hugh, Timothy; Morris, Gareth; Roberts, Stephen; Wells, John [classical organ]
Conductors: Willcocks, David; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; King's College Choir, Cambridge

"If, as a fan of the Faure, you've never heard the Durufle Requiem, now is your big chance to have your life enhanced for the...continue...

Fauré: Requiem, Messe Basse; Poulenc, Duruflé / Philip Ledger, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-01-23

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Messe basse, for solo voices, chorus & organ; Maurice Duruflé: Motets (4) on Gregorian themes, Op. 10; Francis Poulenc: Mass in G
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Harris, Mark; Luxon, Benjamin [Baritone Vocal]; Smy, Paul
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Neary, Martin
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; King's College Choir, Cambridge; Winchester Cathedral Choir

Best Baroque 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthems (4); Solomon, HWV 67; Messiah, HWV 56; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Dixit Dominus, HWV 232; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Alcina, HWV 34; Jeremiah ...
Performers: André, Maurice [trumpet]; Andre, Maurice; Argenta, Nancy; Asperen, Bob van; Augér, Arleen; Auger, Arleen; Banchini, Chiara; Beckett, Rachel; Bennett, Mark; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Blyt...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Hickox, Richard; ; Parrott, Andrew; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Leonhardt, Gustav; Norrington, Roger; Nelson, John; Rooley, Anthony; Rees, Jonathan; McCreesh, Pau...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Boston Early Music Festival Choir; Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra; Capella Ag...

Voices of Praise / Cleobury, Willcocks, Ledger, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-08-02

Works: Herbert Howells: All my hope on God is founded; Gloucester Service; Anonymous, English: Morning Has Broken, song (Tune; Richard Woodward: I was glad; Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Totus Tuus, for chor...
Performers: Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Willcocks, David; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; King's College Choir, Cambridge

Known the world over for their recordings of church music, the Choir of King's College, Cambridge has a rich catalog of recordings on EMI Classics...continue...

Rutter: Gloria / Choir of King's College Cambridge, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-04-12

Works: John Rutter: Gloria; Magnificat for soprano, chorus & orchestra; Psalm 150, for soloists, choir & organ (or brass, timpani & organ)
Performers: Beale, Christopher; Grote, Ashley; Landman, Sam; Thirlwell, Fergus; Winpenney, Tom
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; King's College Choir, Cambridge

John Rutter's choral masterpieces 'Gloria' and 'Magnificat' receive an ethereal reading by King's College Choir, a worthy successor to their recording of his 'Requeim'. One...continue...

Best Loved Christmas Carols / King's College Choir

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-10-05

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Christmas Traditional: Angels From the Realms Of Glory; O Little Town of Bethlehem; In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones); The First Nowell (En...
Performers: Grier, Francis; Hare, Ian; Jones, George; King's College Choir, Cambridge; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble; Thomas Armstrong [Composer/Conductor]; Trotter, Thomas; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]; Well...
Conductors: Willcocks, David; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; King's College Choir, Cambridge

This is the perfect set for the Christmas Season! It features the very best holiday music from the Choir of Kings College, Cambridge, who have...continue...
Personnel: Tom Armstrong (descant); Francis Grier, John Wells (organ).

Recording information: King's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (1964-1979)....continue...

Classical Heartbreakers

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-01-13

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Co...
Performers: Abel, David [Violin]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Barbirolli, John, Sir [Conductor]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bergonzi, Carlo; Boult, Adrian, Sir [Conductor]; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Chung, Myung-Wh...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Tennstedt, Klaus; Sutherland, Iain; Barbirolli, John; Serafin, Tullio; Susskind, Walter; Prêtre, Georges; Ormandy, Eug...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London ...

Personnel: Montserrat Caballé, Maria Callas, Lucia Popp, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Anne Sofie von Otter, Jeannine Collard (mezzo soprano); Carlo Bergonzi (tenor); Steve Mor...continue...

Allegri: Miserere; Gabrieli, et al / Cleobury, Willcocks

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-06-10

Works: Giovanni Maria Nanino: Adoramus Te, Christe; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Luca Marenzio: Magnificat for 8 voices; Girolamo Frescobaldi: Messa sopra l'aria della Monica, for 8 voices & continuo; Vincen...
Performers: Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Willcocks, David
Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge; Wilbraham Brass Soloists

Handel: Coronation Anthems, Ode / Cleobury, Gritton, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2001-10-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthems (4); Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74
Performers: Blackadder, David; Blaze, Robin; George, Michael; Gritton, Susan
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge

"Much of the music is gentler and more relaxed, and Cleobury is content to let it unfold at a more leisurely pace. Even the sound...continue...

Best Loved Hymns / Cleobury, Choir of King's College, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2001-03-27

Works: Traditional: All my hope on God is founded; Praise my soul the King of heaven; Morning has broken; Come down, o love divine; When I survey the wondrous cross; Dear Lord and Father of mankind; Be thou...
Performers: Bayl, Benjamin; Bullard, Thomas; Williams, Sioned; Williamson, Tom [organ]
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge; The Wallace Collection

Bach: Magnificat, etc / Choir of King's College, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-06-27

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166); Kommst du nun, Jesu, BWV 650; Work(s); Magnificat; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Lobet den H...
Performers: Beckett, Rachel; Blackadder, David; Bostridge, Ian; Brown, Rachel; Chance, Michael; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Comberti, Micaela; George, Michael; Gritton, Susan; Lissauer, Peter; Milne, Li...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); King's College Choir, Cambridge

From a first glance at the performing forces of this Bach Magnificat performance, you can expect some glorious sounds. Stephen Cleobury directs the Academy of...continue...

Rachmaninov: Vespers / Cleobury, King's College Choir

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1999-05-04

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria
Performers: Eteson, Richard; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge

This newest recording of the now popular "Vespers" by Rachmaninov rises to the front of the ranks, not only for the sheer beauty of the...continue...

Rutter: Requiem / Cleobury, King's College Choir Cambridge

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1998-08-11

Works: John Rutter: Requiem; Veni Sancte Spiritus; What sweeter music; Hymn to the Creator of Light; Cantate Domino; Cantus; Te Deum for chorus, organ & orchestra
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia; King's College Choir, Cambridge; The Wallace Collection

"Rutter's Requiem is a lovely piece that has inspired some excellent recordings...The men and boys of King's turn in a youthful, bright-eyed account that gives...continue...